An Act Appropriating Funds for the Operation of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines From January One to December Thirty-One, Two Thousand and Fourteen, and for Other Purposes

Case Overview and Summary

Summary of Republic Act No. 10633 (General Appropriations Act for FY 2014)

I. Appropriation of Funds (Section 1)
- Appropriates funds for the operation of the Government of the Philippines from January 1 to December 31, 2014.
- Funds are appropriated from the National Treasury for various agencies, departments, offices, and programs.

II. Appropriations by Agency and Fund (Section 1)
- Provides detailed appropriations for:
• Congress of the Philippines
• Office of the President
• Office of the Vice-President
• Department of Agrarian Reform
• Department of Agriculture and its attached agencies
• Department of Budget and Management
• Department of Education and its attached agencies
• State Universities and Colleges (with specific allocations for each institution)
• Department of Energy
• Department of Environment and Natural Resources and its attached agencies
• Department of Finance and its attached agencies
• Department of Foreign Affairs and its attached agencies
• Department of Health and its attached agencies
• Department of the Interior and Local Government and its attached agencies
• Department of Justice and its attached agencies
• Department of Labor and Employment and its attached agencies
• Department of National Defense and its attached agencies
• Department of Public Works and Highways
• Department of Science and Technology and its attached agencies
• Department of Social Welfare and Development and its attached agencies
• Department of Tourism and its attached agencies
• Department of Trade and Industry and its attached agencies
• Department of Transportation and Communications and its attached agencies
• National Economic and Development Authority and its attached agencies
• Presidential Communications Operations Office and its attached agencies
• Other Executive Offices
• Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
• Joint Legislative-Executive Councils
• The Judiciary
• Civil Service Commission
• Commission on Audit
• Commission on Elections
• Office of the Ombudsman
• Commission on Human Rights

III. Budgetary Support to Government Corporations (Section XXXV)
- Provides budgetary support to various government corporations under different departments.

IV. Allocations to Local Government Units (Section XXXVI)
- Allocates funds for:
• Metropolitan Manila Development Authority
• Special shares of LGUs in the proceeds of national taxes
• Barangay Officials Death Benefits Fund
• Local Government Support Fund
• Special shares of LGUs in the proceeds of Fire Code fees

V. Other Funds and Allocations (Sections XXXVII-XLVI)
- Provides allocations for:
• Contingent Fund
• Department of Education - School Building Program
• E-Government Fund
• Feasibility Studies Fund
• International Commitments Fund
• Miscellaneous Personnel Benefits Fund
• National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund
• Pension and Gratuity Fund
• Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Program
• Unprogrammed Fund

VI. Staffing Summary (Section 1)
- Provides staffing summary for the government agencies.

VII. Budgets of Department of Energy Attached Corporations (Section 1)
- Specifies budgets for:
• National Electrification Administration
• National Power Corporation
• Philippine National Oil Company

VIII. General Provisions (Section 1)
- Includes general provisions governing the implementation of the appropriations.

IX. President's Veto Message (Section 1)
- Includes the President's veto message, if any.

X. Summary of FY 2014 New Appropriations (Section 1)
- Provides a summary of new appropriations for FY 2014.

XI. Annexes (Section 1)
- Includes annexes on:
• Automatic Appropriations
• Debt Service-Principal Amortization